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THE EAILY PRESS, FRÍUSI, JANUARY 28ru, 1887.
London, 24th December. Lord Colin Campbell's solicitors have applied for a new trial of bis counter-sult for divoras against bis wife, on the ground that the verdict of the jury was against us weight of ovidance.
Germany attacks Fra
hartYesterday morning troops surprised the self-styled Komendina Princo's gamp near Moik tila: kiled the Prives and 40 followers, inelad. ing Bo Baing from Avs, sad took a number of
Mentonegre is mobilising. Two hundred thousand Russian troops are already massed upon the Austrian frontier, ba.elophaats and ponies. sides the forces that have been eclicsted in the Crimea.
Boncontine Beebis. His motlur is still at-iency. It is intended to make the effective (born of which are principally workmen in large to allow Russia a froe Land in the East, while tanding him. He is forbillon to attempt public fighting strongth of the country at son graster factories in this city, Moacow and Vladimir. speaking, or to inour the risk of any excitement than that of Russia and Francs combinad. AdMany member of the organization. have boyn
ditional hands are being put on all ironclads, arrested. oru vers and torpedo boala under constriction or making realy for wo French contrats ar being prepared for additional iroaolada, and the ranks and dook-raeds are making and die tribating nor non quantities of ammonition and atgres. The object of theas extraordinary efforts is two-fold-the provention of the Russian occupation of Constantinople, and the mainten ance of British supremacy in the Mediterranea and elsewhere. The march of the first Russian regiment across the tarder will probably be the signal for a renewed straggle bobwoba Franos and Garniany, and a considerable portion of the Frouch any will have to be detached for service on the German gone.
VIENNA, 24th December.. German members of the Bohamisu. Local Gu verament Board have resigned, in consegnace of the recent aotlus of the Bohemian Dist on the motion to divide Bohemia into two parts-Czoch and German-ascording to the language of the inhabitants.
་; ་ PARIS, 25th December, Maissonlor is still very ill. The impression is gaining ground that he will nover recevor. He works a littlo in his stadio who he is able, but this is seldom, ind his friends any his weak- nose is growing.
NEW YORK, 26th December. Henry M. Stanley cabled from London yeator- day that he was about to start for Africa.
PARIS, 25th Doomber. Mme Adele Enquires. the novelist, ja dend.
BRUNNELS, 25th Damoter.
MANDALAY, 2nd Fannary. Capt. Elliott, with some Mounted Infantry. Austria in taking monsures to prevent the
and Hombay Lancers, parsed a large body of osonpation of Romania.
LONDON, 19th January.
dacoits near Meiktila, killing afty of them and It is announced in Vienna that the relations taking sixty prisoners. The action took phes on the same day, and in the same neighbourhood, between Austria and mass are improving.
THE EXPEROR OF GERMANY AND THE.As the one in which the Kemondine Prince T
killed. MAINTENANCE OF PEACH
LONDON, 8th January,
Sir Frodoriok Roberts has inspected the The Emperor of Germany has written a letter Burmese, Shan, and Goorkha Police Levies, to the Red Cross Society in repy to na address under Inspector General Daly. The Comman in which he expressos his thanks to that Society dor-in-Chief expressed hiswolf sa piased with for sortioon in times past, and his banos that this the appearaune of the men, and the progress afforts of Germany to maintain penso will not they had made under the European systom of drill. He said he was hopeful of their futurs have boon made in rain.
usefulness, and urged the necessity of active ro- oruiting
New York, 29th Decorber. A London sværespondant sys: From a pri- zato letter of the Marquis of Salisbury which I have been permitted to soo, I am able to give his ad out of the origin of the present Cabinet grisis, which ia ng fellows The case of Lord Randolph Churchill's resignation was simply as has been stated. More than one week ago be informed Lord Salisbury that unless the tuta army and say cotimates were vory considerably below those of last your, he would not continus as Chancellor of the Exeboquer, and attardinous sion with the departments baresigned his office in a letter, which Salisbury received December 21st Salisbury replied to his arguments and
In other quarters it is learned that Prince said he coukl not take the responsibility of re- fusing the heads of the War Department and Barack regards the preparations of Francers the Admiralty the sums, which, after prolonged equivalent to an intended declaration of war gonsideration, ther thought accessary for the against Gerthany. He is anxious to see the early defanor of the country, and, least of all, could beovnotation of Egypt by the British and a settle rofuss the funds uncossary for dafending the ment of the Bulgarias quaation to clear the way porta and coaling-stations, to which ontimates to action, compelling General Boulanger to show Churabill had taken the most objection. Chinesbill his real dosigne. The belief bare is that Ger replied in a letter, which Salisbury revolved an precations are to advanced tina Gers
The socialiste of Brussels to-day opoued a Thursday, confirming his intentions of resigning.ral Boulanger has any idea of, and that Germasy and mentioning in language mush similar to is in hectar condition to take the Beld than oporative provision and recreation house, and that na wed in his communication to the Timer, | Frage is
many members of the party gathered to celebrate his dissatisfaction with the legislative pro-
the event. The "Maresillalan" was eng and gramme of the Gororument. Churchill had not
violent speeches were made, bat further than before alladed to this subject in connection with
this there was no disorder.
The Government is having built an improved his resignation. A few hours later the zouvance rannt of the rosignation appeared in the
New YORK, 28th December. Time
van for the safe conveyance of valuable maila, Churchill maintains a profound silence, and
The towns of Liege and Namur havo sent a The Heraldsays that its Vienna correspondett plies to all inquiries as to his intentions that reports that hasty and secret military prepara-petition to the Government asking that the so-war with France. That Germany should attack Ford Salisbury has forbidden him to make anytime are being me by Austria, Rusia andaient sitadels at those places be demolished. The France was out of the question, but the past statement about Government matters until the Germany. It is stated that there is a Germm petitioners say that in the event of an invasion proved that it was imposible to rely on a por meeting of Parliament
plar. it existence for utilizing a Polish Enron audese citadels would furnish a protext for bom-aunt peace with Francu It was therefore the estorstion of the old kingdom of Poland | bardment, while they would be useless for par nessary to be in a catant state of prepara
poser of defence.
tinn. Garmang will never begin war with barrier against Bnasîn.
LONDON, 29th December..
Hussia and certainly will never make an easy of Hassia for the sake of Bulgaria.
With regard to Chamberlain's attitude, ns shown by his very sanciliatory sponch at Birma Ingham, I can further say that Irishmen will have none of it. Parnell ilmself is believed rightly to have said that uol a man of his party will agros to Chamberlain's basis of reunion.
"Of another matter, which will be fonut to have extremely important resulta I can stats that the anespotted private reconciliationa giza new lupes of public and political harmony in the interest of Glalstone Liberation. The most litely outsourced the whole cumplitása a dissolution of Parliament. The Splisbury diffi collios are extremely great At Conservativa headquarters it is stil balioved that an election would given Conservative majority."
NEW YORK, 31st December. The Tribune's cable special from Londen of Dember 30th Baye-The first whisper of re- conciliation between Lord Salisbury and Lord Randolph Churchil has been mot by anorectia protesta from the Old Guard against Lord Randolph's return to office. Bros Lord Bar dolph's Irionds are disposed to think that he will In none the wome for a little experience of the say of adversity. Lord Salisbury, is confrouted
with the sharpest alternatives. He tuust come to torus with Lord Randolph, or go the Minis try wrocked in the House of Commons, whore defeat would involve dissolution.
LONDON, 30th December.
LONDON, 27th December,
Priaco Nicholas of Moatoneges has called out 35,000 troeps. They will be armed with repeat ing rifes.
The Daily News in un artista this morning adronates the postponemeat of the redemption of consola for five years in order to pace tho way for the eventuality of a war lean.
NEW YORK, 39th December.
NEW YORK, 26th December. The World's Londen 'cable spacial of Dece her 25th says It in seriously proposed to take up the stones and asphalt in Trafalgar Square and lay it sat as a park or garden. This is suggested because of the riotous assemblages that so often take place there. Trafalgar square is really the centre of Loodan, and the disorderly element look upon it as a sort of city of refago All the property holders in the vicinity are strongly in favour of the obange.
PRINCK BISMARCK ON GERMANY'S FOREIGN RELATIONS.
LORDON, 12th January, In the souras of the lobate on the second reading of the Army Bill, Count Von Moltke stated that if the Bill be rejected, war will er taluly be the result. Prince Bismarck stated that it would bo diffenlt to make peaceful terms with France, and harder still to maintain them. The relations between Austria and Germany ware intimate and cordial. With other Rowers, Germany entertained szuflently good relations. With Russia her relations were beyond doubt good and also with Fros, though in the latter case they were more difficult to maintain Gar- many neither apprehended nor was she afraid of
LATER.
The disarming of the Natives in tas districts is progressing slowly.
Brigadier General East proseeds on Tuesday to Ryoso, to organize small columns for the perpose of semering the country for afty wiles! south of Mandalay, disarming the villagers, and hastening the progress of the Railway Survey Parties.
MANDALAY, 5th January. There is much sickness amongst the troops of the Ruby Minos Column, Katpyeit, the second Ruby mining Centre, soron miles south west of Mognak and 780 feet higher, was neempiad on the 4th January
Captain Golightly with Mounted Infantry, has surprised Ottars's camp. Beroral of the snemy ware, killed, and Obama's papera cap- ture
The rumour that Ela Do has surrenderod to Mr. Colquhoun is confirmed.
MANDALAY, 6th January. Capitia Elliott, with some Bombay Lancers. Prince Bismarck, in the course of his speech has had another encounter with dots. They in the German Reichstag, alluded to the diff captured the camp of the Thongyee of Meiktila, onlty of preserving panda between Russia and thirty miles west of Yomothon, killing four da Austria. Relating to Franco he said that he cuits and capturing a bomber. A large gaan- trusted the Freash etatesmen at present in tity of arms also fall into their hands. power, bat he was convinced that sooner or Inter Germany would be involved in war with France. The actual time when this would happen, depend G. Smalley's cablo special from London fed upon the stability of the French Ministry. December 25th says:-The report of Blaine's in. In the case of another conflict between Germany tended visit to Europs arrived by the sime cable and France, shoaki Genmay prove victorions The Vienna Pres is becoming convinced that that brought ita contradiction Englishmen als will not cast til France is crippled for Basis in determined upon, war. Reports of would gladly bellare that Blaine is coming and generations. In omnclusion he insisted on the Russia's armaments are continually coming to hope he will not limit his visit to Ireland no re- passing of the Army Bill entirety without awend hand from various sources. The latest infeliported. There is no living Ameriosu whom ment, and threatened that, failing this, he would
No matter what bring about a dimolution, gopse of this kind is to the offest that 300,000 they are more eager to see. Ruarian troops have been ordered to Massinkof. they think of his "anti-English" policy, the and that the decapants of 10000 houses hare personal waloote given to him would be cordial. roosivad oleial notification that soldiere will be billoted in them,
A ablegram to the Star saysThe Cabinsks of the grect powers, for the sake of peace, a order to bring the Bulgarian difficulty to a dice, nenarranging to stempt the candidatura of Tricia Nicholas Davidovitch of Mingrolia for the throne of Ungarin Tha British cad German Govers- ments have given their alsion to this.
VIENKA, 20th December.
The Neue Byla Presse pixinly hints that the best thing Austria can do is to anbait to Russian wishes in order to avoid a conflict.
The Tagblatt and athor papers bitterly deplete the fact that Austria is compelled to abandon tha Halkan programme, because she has been left in the furoh by Prince Bismarck, who has made peas with Russia.
LONDON, 30th Desbar, The Paris correspondent of the Times almas that he bar information from us andoubing our that Russia and Germany signed a dinct alliance a fortnight ago. The Caur, adda ke correspondout, "was decided in taking this course by bay atitude manifested towards Russia by Coast Kalncoky.the Austro-Hungarian Mininar of Foreign Affairs, and by the exportation that Floquet would be made Prime Minister of France,”
Right Hon. William Henry Sraith, Secretary of War, in to take Lord Randolph Churchill's plans as leader of the Conservatives in the Houss of Commons. The Marquis of Salisbury, after an interview with Lord Hartington to-morrow, will hold an informal council for the purpose of rearranging the Cabinet Therascot a whisper about Bie Michael Hlaks-Basch having resigned the office of Chief Sncretary for Tralauch and is cartain that at the mosting of the Cabinet on Tuesday the other Ministers concurred in 3is expresset decision to continue his present work. Lord Charles Facesford, oan of the junior Fords of the Admiralty, is mentioned as the successor of
NEW YORK. 31st Bomber. William Henry Smith in the War Ofles, Other Aosblegram to the Tribune says: Curofal wies the Ministry will remain na at prosent.
aduate Fate gant to the English papers of Lord Hartington's conferonae to-day with what passed at the raception to the Bulgarian Chamberlain and Goschen prerad that the Hadi-dulagater at the Foreign Oflice dy Lord Tile gal-Whig siliance is unbroken. Chamberlain's Ielgh. Their reception is described as unofficial. interview with Lord Hartington lasted two The Fornign Secretary confined himself to ex honra Both expressed the opinion that it wiions of sympathy, it is true, but the won- would be the wisest policy is maintain the test is one the less marked between the cordi- beral. Uuionist body as an indipendent notionality and interest shown hors and the studied The refusal of Lord Hartington to auter the ecliuess displayed in other European capitali Cabinet gratifies the Tories, who strongly ob. Lord Iddesleigh's invitation to the delegation jected to the infusion of Liberal blood in the to risit him ab his country plase will be inter- Minister.
preted on the Continent as a distinct afront to Russia, of which Euesin, navertheless, cannot complain.
The Cabinet Ministera will go to Osborne to- morrow to attend a council, at which the ques- tion of the further prorogation of Parliament will be discussed.
Farnell resumed work today, being sugared for morem! hours in the Lendor office of the Nationalist party.
The Phat continue to urge that the Govern ment effect & rrumciliation with Torri Randolph Churchill. It is reported that the latter insists, as a conditios of his return to the Ministry, that the plans of Lord Iddesleigh and Sir Richard Cross in the bit be given to Mr. Rilabie and Sir Houry Holland
Duasik, 10th December. John O'Connor, member of Parliament, and Masers. Maudeville and Cassy, resund the nol- fection of the ronts of the Kingston estate in Cork at midaight to-night.
The Times gives prominenes to the stateret of spew alliance betweez Germany and Rasis being signed, but the story is vague and its origin, is doubtful.
VIENNA. 30th December.
The motion for a new trial in the Colin Camp bell case is probably not much more than a legal expression of the discatixfaction of the Campbell family with the verdict: No Judge would grant a new trial in such a case as this on the ground that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence, nor do lawyers think Tastice Butt'a rulings open to serious objection. What is more probable is the filing of the now patition by Lard Colin, who is now in the hands of fighting solicitors.
THE CCAR AND HIS AKKC.
LONDON, 27th December. It has now been put beyond a doubt that the Car shot Count Eortern, uís Aide-de-Camp, he was reported to have done. Many raporta are being related to the affect that His a jasty in mentally deranged; and it is bioted that
Regeney is probable.
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Lord Tennyson's new volume sells. I hear, more freely than anything bo over publishesi. The condemnation of the critica is outweighed by the 70s of fashion and Lord Tennyson is moon the fashion now ES OYEK,
LONDON, 27th December Comte de Paris and Dao d'Aumala will pay a vizit shortly to the Pope at Rome.
Henry M. Stanley, explorer, is still in London. He will start Thursday for Zanzibar. It is aa- sorted that he has declined an offer of $10,000 to return to America and complete his looturing tour.
Lyons, 28th December.
An attempt was made yesterday to destroy, by so explosive, one of the churches in this city. A bombshell was placed under the charota porob and the fuse lighted.. A policeman passing by xcticed the burning of the fase and was hold enough to seize the bomb and put out the lighted fuse before it could reach the powder in the bomb.
LONDON, 28th, December.
It is rumored hers that Ruisis and Turkey have agreed to send a joint cltimatum to Bui After the violent gale and the unusually heavy aria ordering the Government to comply with snowstorm a rapid thaw set in throughout the their dezan de ander pair of compation of Row-country. The storm-did-great-damage to the melia Nothing defuit has been received from grounds around Buckingham Palaos. In Hyde Prince Nicholas of Mingrelia. Olen talo Park, London, trees were blown down and all grains, howevor, report (bat intonate friends of over the country telephone and telegraph, wires the Prince have realved mere hopeful Laws, destroyed and railway trains impaded. presumably from the Prison himself
Gladstone has written for the January number of the Nineteenth Century an article entitled "Looksly Hall " and " Jubilee." The article in a criticism of the poem by the light of the events of the past fifty rents.
MADRID, 29th December.
THE COLLISION IN THE TAGUS
LONDON, 24th December.
THE BULGARIAND AND HVGEIA.
Laynon, 9th January,
Now, as to Mr. Satow's motives and objects in thus noting I do not proposa to say anything. What I do wish to point out is that his re- fusal to entertain the rait except on the fantastic conditions prescribed as above stated is a dis- Lastly illegal act, constituting an offence against the elementary rights of enitors in his Court
A. Circular Nole issued by the Bulgarian Rand of residents in Siam. gente refutes the Note of M. de Giors wd sets forth that the Bulgarians bive resolved to defend their rights and their autonomy.
FRANCE AND BULGARIA,
LONDON, 8th Jarnary. The Bulgarian Deputation has left for Paris.
Losnost 10th January.
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A NEW CANDIDATE FOR THE BULGARIAN
THRONE.
LONDON, 10th January. Prines George Leuchtenborg, an officer in the Bussian Army, is mentioned as a probable now ontdidate for the Bilgarian thurons instead of Prince Niebulas of Mingrelia.
THE EX-PRINCE OF BULGARIA.
LONDON. 9th January. Prince Alexander, lata of Bulgaria, annonces his intention of abortly-starting pou a long tour in the course of which he proposes to visit Egypt. His prispel oject in praeily leaving the counter is to bring to a tormination the d'Esront reports which have röcently been in divestation is diplomatic circles regarding his intentions.
THE SULTAN AND ENGLAND.
Loxoon, 9th January- Sir W. White has had a long and cordial interview with the Sultan, who desired that his be forwarded to the Qu
The Cousalar authority has nothing more to do tha to satisfy himself that the defondant is British sabjnet, and then-whether the plaintif is Siamese or English it matters not-ba is bound to hear and determine the suit
Su much for the letter of the law. Now for the practice. On the 20th of last July, a China- man by birth, now living under the protection of His Majesty the King of Siam, began a civil nation in the British Conur Court against a person whom the Consular authorities chose to consider a British anbject. In this exsao sort of etipulation was made us to any lotter from any Siamese Hiuister, nor was any impediment what over placed in the way of the notion. This is only a commer example of the practice which (conformably with the Treaty) has always been THE BRITISH FORCES IN EGYPT,
followed. LONDON, 11th January,
Undor those circumstances, Guding that the LONDON, 30th December. The reduction of the British Army of Occupa-condition for which Mr. Satow arbitrary sti Gladstone's birthday brought him to imens tion in Egypt will commence in February and pulated could not legally be imposed, I chỉ not, number of telegraph congratulations The pa torminate in March.
and of coarse shall not, apply to H. R. H. the pors discuss the abhiversary in varions terms. The troops Tomasining will consist of three Minister for Feign Affairs for any each lottar
BERLIN, 30th December. |Batteries of Artillery of the Northern Division as has been demanded. It would be a grows fo The removal of the snow which fell in the lots and two of the Boath Irish, the 24th Regiment, partiuence on my part to request from His storie has revealed an appalling loss of life. ue Field Company of Engineers, the fourth Royal Highness that which no one has any Many travellers were overtaken by storm. Fifty soution of the Telograph Battalion al the business to expect him to give. bodies have been found in Saxony, thirty a first Battalious of the Boys Pasilliams, (the Thuringia and forty in Southern Gerunay. It Yorkshire and Welsh) sad the socond Battalion is estimated that the total loss of life will be of the Essex Regiment Doarly 200
NEW YORK, 30th Decembar.
The British ironclad Sultan rar into and MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S IRISH POLICY. saak the French steamor Ville de Victoriu, New York, 27th December. while the lattor was lying at ancher in tho The Mail and mose London special says:- Tagus Both vessels wore at anchor at the time The Supreme Tribunal has refused to com-best wishes for a prosperous Now Tear might Joseph Chamberlain has written a letter to Mr. of the collision. The Sulian dragged berate the sentence of Galeote, who was convicted Haslam, a Lancashire magistrate and Radical, anchor and drifted against the French whip of murdering the Bisirop of Madrid and can- in which he again defines his position on the The Sultan's Captain admits that this collien demand to death: frish home-rals question. He says he is in favoar was due to that vesel breaking her moorings only of the extension of local self-government for After the Sultan's collision with the Vik de Ireland. He thus regains the position where he Fictoria she collided with and danged the was before his Birmingham speech, which seam-steamer Richmond The Fells de Voturin's ed to indicate partial readiness to change it. crew and passengere numbered sixty-three of The Tories aro à good deal disappointed at this, whom forty are drowned. An English kalky, They would like him to soparate definitely from who was saved, lust a bag containing 600 soror Lord Hartington and the Unionista. They think eigas which she had suspended around her neck they would be more likely to be able to effect a prerious to the collision. The Minotaur also permanent union with the moderate Liberals if dragged her anchor and ran into and tungod he should desort them and return to the Liberal the Monarch. fald sad tho Gleistone party.
THE CRITICAL RETUÄPIOS OF AFFAIRS IN
EUROPE.
NEW BOMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHÚP OF
HOMBAY.
LONDON, 6th January,
Tha setion, therefore, remains blocked until such time as I can and masons to compel ir. Satew to obey the words of the Treaty and perform his judical duties properly.
AFFAIRS IN GERMANY.
BEELIN, 25th December.
The Napoleonic code contains this expres A cablogram from London says: The British Although the railway service was restored
provision:-"Any judge, who, on pretence of the PARIE, 24 December. yesterday morning, traffic is stili serizealy block-Yacht Racing ARcoiation, composed of all the
The Rev. Father George Portar, of the nilonce, the abesarity, or the inanficiency of the The Tampa and Libete degy that aither France, especially in conusetion with Christmas de yacht clubs, has adopted a new rule ander which Society of Justs, and attached to the Churoh law, refuses to bear a casa, may be prosecuted as or Germany has any intention to go to war.
Riveries. However, the snowstorm was a godsend yachts will be classified, by multiplying the of the Immaculate Conception, Fariz Street, guilty of a donial of justice. It is a great pity The French brass has been warned against to the unemployail. Thousands of meu are on longth of the vessel by the sail area and dividing Berkeley Square, London, has been appointed that we have not yet au English criminal Code
containing similarly exploit statement. publishing military new which would be of use played in clearing the streets of Berlin, and for by 6,000, thus removing the heary tax upon beam. Archbishop of Bombay. sbroad.
this work they recurve 84 marks per day. Trains The effect of this is to admit American locps There is a noticeable movement to form batware racing all last night and the stronts wore iute Faglish races on equal terms. The present talions of schools. A number of Mayors of Ar- lively with traffic. The thaw is only pariat type of the narrow English cutter is largely the rondissements bare bagan enrolling the youths The weather is pleasant. Acvices from Sanyontoms of the old rule which imposed a heavy of from sixteen to twenty years of age, forming and Silosia way that much work was suspended pensity of beam. coupsnis quivalent to regular militia. They during the snowstorm.. In the iuss of Silesia ars xerred with chassepata. One corps already the men were compelled to stop work. In Nuam- han 50 members. They take their rifles homeberg the soon is three feet deep. A number of with them instead of depositing them in the ar śrains were snowed up, and passengers suffered; senal after drilling.
great privation before being released. Parta, 2816 December. Emperor Walier has been able to drive out
LONDON, 25th December.
THE ENGLISH MAIL.
THE BOMBAY DEFENCES.
as to other potty annoyances to which from BOMBAY, 31st December.
tino to tino Mr. Satow may be able to anbject On Wednesday the turret-ship Magdata was me--such, for instanca, es compelling my per taken outside the barbour for practive with sonal attenbunce to hear the rosling of a few heavy gaus under the hispaction of Admiral Bir lines of writing which might much more coll- Frederick Richards. The Magdala www manned valeully have been sent by post they will by men from HM.S. Bacchale under Captain neither disturb my tempor aor alter my line of Barlow, The practica was considered very good. | sonduct. As long as I am here, I shall continus The trip was afza to some extent intended as s to combat all Angiant illegalities which I know The P. & O. stommer Thames, with the Eng-trial of the Magdale sow boilers and her steam to ho snch; and although I may not invariably ring-gear, which bar's just be placed in sucneed, especially at first, still in the long THA the result will be to clear away mony of the Two aww mining torpedo boats have reached intolerable grievances andor which British re- Aden on thole way eastwards. One is destined sidents boro now anffer.I am, Sir, your for Bombay and the other for Raugoon.
obedient servant, Colonel Merriman, is charge of the Bombay Balouces, returned from England by last mail
THE NEW SECRETARY YOR THE COLONIEŃ. Lownon, 11th January.
General Boulanger, Minister of War, has can-in his carriage since Sunday. He had his Christ-lish mail of the 24th alt., arrived beru yesterday seater to a reduction in the supplementary cremas gifte sent to the palace. The Crown Princo morning. The following telegrams are oz- dit asked for by the Military Department of and Princess made daily risite to the stores for trasted from Ceylon and Indian papers -- the Gororament for the financial year, from the purpose of aelseting Christmas presents, and 60,000,000 franga, the amount requested, to was followed from place to place by a mos of 10,000,000. The Government proposes to deepen onlookers. and widen the harbour of Havre.
The official pross has abated its attack pon Sir H. T. Holland has been appointed Seera the Centre party, while predicting the acospincetary of Stale for the Colonies. The Poster Lloyd ways that the Czar's fear of of the military bill without debate whes the fre mihilists is excessive, and that hoie suspicious Beichstag opons. The report that there is a of us bouly with whom he comes in contact, in-complete mitonte butwoon the Government and cluding eren his own wife und children.
the leaders and the Centro fuds general beint BEEN, 25th December. A state of singe is being severely esloral in t has been wattled that Lord Salisbury will Advices from Vienna say it i reported there Frankfort. Letters from several socialists of that replace Lord Iddesleigh as Minister for Foreign Abutin surions differenco exista between the Ca-city say that evon the possansion of prohibited pub. Affairs.
binate of Vioems and Berlin. It is claimed that ligations is deemed a eniticient exinse for griest, js
OTHER MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
LONDON, 8th January. It is understood today that Lard Cross re- rmine a Secretary of State for India
her.
........./~Ë. B. MICHELL
Bangkok, 14th January, 1887.
A
promin Chinese Imperial Loan of 1885 C—8 per cent.
Chiness Imperial Laun, 1856 B-5 per cent.
Frisian
Chinese Imperial Government 1885 Dollar Loan
per cont. premium.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
Himavefor—8 AM,
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JADETS 27th.
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HONGKONG TIDE-TABLĂ,
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..CHOCKING TRAGEDY IN INDIA.
ALLAHARAT, 27th Dogamber. The Delhi Gazette publishes an account of & shooking tragedy which occurred at Toondla on Another anecdote of the Great Napolans. M. Suusaki... Christmas eve. A Lumber of people were in a man of real talent, who was at CDO ostank The Co-operative Stores, when a guard named highly informed und very peor, asked for an ap Lane entered and fired a pistol at Ms. Brammal, yontinent, but, having no patron, three or four district traffic superintendent, and Mr. Simmons, petitions which he presented nover reached the head stark on the milway, wonuling the former, wads of the Emperor. Worn out, impatient, LONDON, 11th January. in the left wrist. The would-be murderer then and daily growing poorer, be devised a stratagem Privos Bismarck is serving Rastian designs without proof that the person arrasted is connected Lord Iddesleigh declines to enter the Cabinot proceeded be his own quarters and committed which would have been worthy of a courtier of without regard to the interesis of Austria with a secret society. The oficial press deithor na Lord Pairy Boal or President. It is suicide by blowing out his brains with a gun.
Louis XIV. Necessity frequently inspires!.....
Haiphong Herr For Tisza, the Hungarian Premier, it is aands the present measures on the ground that understood that be rasents his supercession as
happy thoughts. He drew up with great care Bus stated, will soon hold a conference with Count discovorina have beau made of anarchist plots in Minister for Foreign Affairs.
a little placat, which he addressed to "E Forshaw Kalnooky, and will insist that the situation be industrial_centres.
Majesty, the King of Rome." He only asked baghai.... The Surveyor-General of Ordusuce his nice Tasy my, that sizes the
for a place worth one hundred Tonis; this was a bass cleared up, and that Bismarck be asked to de-murdar of Olor Rumpff the police of Frank-resigned.. alore whether Germany is an ally of Russia or fort have fraged the ramifications of the
ry modest request. Full at the hope of suc Austro-Hungary
anarchist conspiracy to those centres. Mister
eese, he went to M. D superior officer,
- LIVERPOOL ELECTION,
LONDON, 12th January.
THE INDIAN MAIL.
The steamer Arratoon Aper arrived here "NEW YORK, 27th December. Fon Puttkomer's circular, directing the Mr. Neville, a Liberal Candidate, will oppose yesterday from Calentta with the Indian mail The Star's London enblogram aay--In an authorities to prosecuts persons found circulating Mr. Goschen in the aleation to the vacant seat The appended telegrams are taken from Indian interview on the foreign situation, an admiral forbiddan publications, is construed by the police for Liverpool
HOME RULE VIEWE
LONDON, 8th January.
The Daily News contradiote the report that
papere
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The Baroneter has not charged such and gradients for Finde enndirme aloe, Thỏ triagersque in low, he hidy high, the weather over and wet.
W. DOBERCE, Hongkong Observatory, 27th January, 1887.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
who was aid-de-camp to the Emperor, ata tod his distressful case, and showed him the placet. MD, whose kindness was equal to his valour, of the feet stated last night that war in the to include persons who ofrealate such rurks THE “DAJLY NEWS" AND ME. GLADSTONE'S
Jad the petitioner into the presence of Napoleon. THE NEW ANY WARRANT.. spring, if not soumer, is certain. England will without a knowledge of their contants The.pro
His Majesty took the paper and remarked LONDON, 6th January. probably be involved. The chances are in favour greasionist papers declare that if the law is ap
the enperscription with evident pleasure as well f hostilities breaking out early in March. None phod as Herr You Putikamer directs the liberal
The following further particularsary cuntain-an sorprise. Sire," said the applicant, "that is of the powers consider themselves strong enough press throughout Gormang will be suppeal, Mr. Gladstona is disposed to modify his Home ed in the Royal Army Warrant The present a petition for his Majesty the King of Rome." to talk of fight qutil the back of the European vén pelitical economists being debarred from Rule Scheme,
Lieutenant-Colonels will remain under the old | "Very well, then," said the Emperor, "jat it be' winter is broken. The admiral stated that the fras exposition of socialist doctriner The THE CHARGES AGAINST IRISH NATIONALIST, regulations, but fataro onon will hold command taken to its address." The King of Rome wa Russia is certainly solved to seize Constantin papera point out that any ill-disposet commiary
LOMON, BIL January. for four years only. Seconded Lieutenant-Cu- then six months old. A chamberlain was order, yple at any cost of lives and treasure, and Turkey of palico can arbitrarily umest mon who have no The trial of Mr. Dillon and others contlaues. lanals ara to be abolished; but Brevet Majorities ed to conduct the petitioner into the presence of is powerless without European assistance. Hassin relation with socialism, and they assent that General Redvers Baller and Sir Michael Hicke will be continued. The establishment of Regi- his baby Majosty. M. Y sing that for unee flemly planted in Constantinople, no Earo-virtually Harr Yon Pattkamer is trying to Bench has testified in support of the charge of mental Majore remains unchanged. Captains tave smiled upon him, was equal to the occasion. Hamidity pean power would dislodge her. She world blook establish a political inquisition with an index conspirnoy,
aro to repisco seconded Majors. The entrance to the Black Sea and destroy the expurgatorius,
LONDON, 12th January. whole fabrio of British commerce in that region. Baram Schehota, Governor of German Now Moara. Dillon, O'Brien, Iarris, Bherby, Esatero Roumelia, Bulgaris and Roumania and Guizes, kas sunt from Harts Boys spomen Redmond and Crilly have been semmitted for Mr. J. B. Ballen-Smith, Member of the India the whole of European Turkey would be over of gold quartz which gives promise that a rich trial on a charge of conspiracy by the Court of Council, is dead. rus by Muscoritas. Twenty-five millions of doi-sold has been discovered.
Queen's Bench in Dublin. Each of the accusad
dred pounde.
fers worth of shipments avanally between Eng. The Frankfort Zeling ways that a amber has been admitted to bail in a sum of five ban land and the Eastern seaboard alone would be of socialiste, including Harr Sabor, a member of vat off, to say nothing of the trade with the in the Reichstag, have been warned to leave the terior. Awilix's outlet through the Danube district included in the state of slogs by Tawday. would be closed.
Buch being the prospect, it is considered the
daty of Great Britain to arms at ali puinte, sud
unceasing exertions are being pat forth to bring
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
ST. PETERSBURG 23rd Decenter."
The Government has discovered the existence
the British mavy up to the highest state of effi- !of an extensive nihilist organisation, the mem-
DEATH OF FERJEANT BALLANTINE,
LONDON, 10th Janary, Serjeant Ballantine is dead.
THE OUTLOOK IN EUROPE,
Loupon, let Jazuary
Anstro-Hungary is increasingly alarmed at
QUITUARY.
LONDON, 7th Jannary.
THE LATE FIRE AT MADRAS.
MADVAN, 4th January. The Sheriff of Madras is about to convane e public mesting in the Banqueting Hall, at the eggertia of the Governor, to consider mea sures for the relief of sufferers by the late fire. The total deaths numbor over $85.
THE, PADIFICATION OF HUMAN
MANDALAY, INt January.
Barcmuter
Tomvemtano....
He presented himself before the cradle of the thiruation of wind King, and after he had made a profound and Force of wind.... respectful reverence, he unfolded the paper and Weather read its contenta, in a load and distinct voice. The infant baring aftred some inartienlats sounda, M. Vand the chamberlain again saluted his Majesty and riturned to the En- peror, who asked with the greatest serieusest what answer thar had obtained "fire," said the chamberlain, his Majesty, the King of Rome, made no reply." "Very wall,hid Na polo, "silence gives consent. Shortly after. Ward M. V—was appointed to a neat in a departmental administration with a salary úl
the symptoms of Prince Bimmarek's disposition Telegram just received from General Lock- | 6,000 franes.
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in the shado in degroos Falmendrit
■ perveniage of saturation, the bemidity a is with moisture taing 100.
4-DIRETION OF THE WIND tā two point.
-FORON OF THE WOD Kording to Deanfork Boats. B-STATS OF 163-Wayas; B. hina sky; C. Cetacied load.delling rains, fog; any; full; Ț.. light- mg. overust P. pasikowicy; Eegrially, X. rain ; How 1. thunder Verability : W. dag (we 7-Ham is incban, testàs and bandredtha.
W. DOBERCE. Hongkong Observatory, 27th January, 1887.
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Apply to
W. KERFOOT HUGHES, Avent, Paler's Street,
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WINTER
TIME TABLE.
THE KOWLOON FERRY.
SUWAM-LAUNCH "MORNING STAR"
137
Buas Daily asa Ferry Bout between PEDDAR'2. WHaze and Tax Tea-Tour at the following houre-This Time Table will take dfect from the 21st October, 1886.
WEEK DAYS.
Levrus 1.eares Kowloon Hongkong Towloon Hongkong
B.00 A.M.
7.00 AT 6.045
7.30 AM. 8.02 1.30 8.25.. 2.18
SUNDAYS.
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165
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1.10
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5.13
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6.30 300
30 7.00
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